TNAG-0880-FCO40-1090-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 157

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3. PE HAD THOUGH CACH COUNTRY WOULD TSH TO SULAN IT SOM BAS- RATION PROCEDURES UT THAT THE VITHAMESE AUTHORITIES RICHT PLSTER TO DEAL INTIALLY WITH UNHCR RATHER THAN #ITH 04ZAGSY

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POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE FOR THE UNPOR OFFICE IN HANOI TO OCTAIER APPROVAL OF INDIVIDUAL CASES BY THE VILTRANESE AUTHORITIES AND THEN MATCH APPLICATIONS WITH THOSE RECEIVED THROUGH SMZASSIES FROM RELATIVES IN HOST COUNTRIES.

4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON HOW ANY ARRANCEMENT COULD BEST BE FITTED INTO CRITISH PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING IMMIGRANTS FOR PERMANENT SETTLEMENT JOINING RELATIVES. I PRESUME THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THE QUOTE FOR VICTIAMSSE REFUSERS AS THEY WOULD IN FACT BE REITORAFTS NOT KEFUGEES, SOME IDEA OF HOU MANY WE COULD TAKE WOULD HELP UNHCR IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE ORDERLY FLOW WHICH WE SUPPORT.

5. MY TELNO 29 TO FOO: DE HAAN SAID THAT THE HICH COMMISSIONER HAD BEEN INCONTACT WITH CARDINAL VILLOT AT THE HOLY SEE TWO WEEKS AGO AND WITH THE LATTER'S REPRESENTAIVE IN GENEVA

6. DE HAAN SAID THAT UNHCR D943 NOT REALLY SEE THE NEED FOR AN ICEM OFFICE IN TAIWAN AS THE EXISTING CATHOLIC ORGAN- ISATIONS (SEE PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 2 or 15 JANUARY TO HONG- KUNG) HAD COPED ADEQUATELY WITH THE SMALL FLOW LAST YEAR.

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UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US THAT LUXENDOURG HAS FFERED 5C PLACES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHICH CHICK ARE DIVIDING EQUALLY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MALAYSIA.

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